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Overview
Work History
Education
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Robert Gay

Robert Gay

Independent contractor
Hanover,IN

Summary

Organized and motivated employee eager to apply a hard work ethic and critical thinking skills in various environments. Seeking entry-level opportunities to expand skills while facilitating company growth.

Motivated to find internship in (welding or plumbing or many other trades. Eager to gain hands-on experience and find the career I can retire from. Outgoing and friendly with strong drive to succeed. I refuse to fail.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Lawn Care Worker

AG's Lawn Care (self employed)
Hanover, IN
03.2015 - Current

I started a Lawn Care business and am currently still mowing lawns.

I have been advertising and gaining customers at a great rate.

I mow the lawns trim the hard to get to spots and cut down small to medium sized trees and getting recently acquired a snow plow and am excited to get some work going on that in the winter.

Delivery Driver

Courier Journal
Jeffersonville, IN
12.2019 - Current

Contract routes delivered news paper 7 days a week up until March 2022 then we started 6 days a week.

Currently running 2 separate routes for the courier I deliver to more than 120 home residences also delivered papers to several commercial business each with their own personal preferences on locations and time's.

Rain snow ice it didn't matter don't. Deliver the newspaper you don't make any money.

Granite Installer

Granite America
Louisville, KY
05.2014 - 06.2015
  • Prepared locations for installations, cleaned materials and organized supplies for each step.
  • Filled in chips and cracks in granite and polished surfaces.
  • Provided every customer with best service and highest quality of work to promote satisfaction.
  • Measured, cut and shaped tiles and marble to size.
  • Completed post-installation inspections and processed work invoices.
  • Created straight, even and precise patterns using straightedges, levels and squares.
  • Achieved professional finishes with expert polishing.
  • Determined best tile layout to achieve desired pattern and support timely project completion.

Forklift Operator

Vitran Express
Jeffersonville, IN
06.2011 - 05.2014
  • Maneuvered forklift over and around loaded pallets, boxes and other materials.
  • Unloaded incoming items from trucks and rail cars and transported materials to staging area.
  • Used handheld scanners for warehouse management system compliance.
  • Communicated with supervisor and other warehouse staff to coordinate work.
  • Squared stacked displayed materials for safe and orderly conditions.
  • Reported safety and quality issues to management.
  • Tracked materials moved for stocking purposes and to complete logs for management.
  • Picked up warehouse debris and deposited waste into appropriate piles and stacked baled trash.
  • Maintained current forklift training and certification as required by company policies.
  • Tied and secured loads to prevent shifting or damage to items.
  • Packaged, labeled and tagged goods before transfer.

Crane Operator

Steel Technologies
Jeffersonville, IN
05.2004 - 06.2009

I operated a deshazo overhead 60 ton crane at steel technologies.

  • Observed and followed signals of those from individuals directing moving and positioning of loads.
  • Streamlined operational efficiencies, safely operating friction clutch cranes, bore piling rigs and piling equipment.
  • Followed related safety regulations, contract requirements, company policies and operating procedures.
  • My duties were to run the receiving department of steel technologies for the worked shift.
  • Reduced hazards and risks by conducting daily inspections on piling cranes and drill rigs.
  • Read and interpreted blueprints to ensure proper placement of materials.
  • Maintained cranes by inspecting for defects or wear, lubricated ropes and winches and replaced worn out cables.
  • Inspected and maintained inventory of all slings, chains, ropes and shackles.
  • Operated mobile crane and moved materials to various locations.
  • Inspected equipment and materials for defects prior to operating cranes to prevent malfunction or damage.

Job duties also included unloading and loading of steel coils, loading 2 lines and keeping them fed with coils for all of the worked shift and start of the next shift.

Also operated a 40,000 lb forklift that would lift loads of close to 20,000 lbs.

Also operated stacker and helped with changing and setting dies.

Direct Support Professional

Rescare Home Healthcare
Jeffersonville, IN
06.2019 - 06.2021
  • Developed strong and trusting rapport with patients to facilitate smooth, quality care.
  • Documented current patient information to update vital signs, behaviors and eating habits.
  • Tracked and reported clients' progress based on observations and conversations.
  • Monitored client's well-being, safety and comfort under physician direction.
  • Supervised medication administration, personal hygiene and other activities of daily living.
  • Advocated for disabled individuals to foster communication and self-expression and achieve goals.
  • Enhanced patient wellbeing by supporting participation in recreational activities.
  • Followed care plan and directions to administer medications.
  • Aided with mobility and independence for disabled individuals and continually monitored safety.
  • Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
  • Strongly encouraged excercise and outdoor activities as much as possible.
  • Checked mail, shopped for groceries and handled bill payments.
  • Prepared food and helped patients eat to support healthy nutrition.
  • Recorded client status progress and challenges in logbooks and reports.
  • Monitored health and well-being of clients and reported significant health changes.
  • Authored and maintained household office and operations manuals to define staff expectations, confidentiality requirements and household and office procedures.
  • Built strong and trusting rapport with clients and loved ones.
  • Changed bed linens, made bed and laundered soiled linens to keep patients' bed clean.

Education

High School Diploma -

Jeffersonville High School, Jeffersonville, IN
06.2001

Skills

  • Strong Work Ethic
  • Team Collaboration
  • Hand and Power Tool Operation
  • Commercial Landscaping
  • Maintaining Equipment
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Responsible and Punctual
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Heavy Lifting
  • Jobsite Safety
  • Problem Solving
  • Deadline Driven
  • OSHA Standards
  • Loader Cranes
  • Trimming and Edging
  • Customer Service
  • Hedge Trimming
  • Weeding and Edging
  • Weather Tolerance
  • Physically Fit
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Using Hand Tools
  • Lawn Mowing
  • Sowing Grass Seed
  • Work Site Cleaning and Organization
  • Problem-Solving
  • Tree Pruning and Removal
  • Shoveling Snow From Walkways
  • Landscape Equipment Knowledge
  • Leaf Raking, Mulching and Composting
  • Applying Fertilizer
  • Trimming and Edging Flower Beds
  • Supportive Personality
  • Relationship Building
  • Critical Thinking
  • CPR Certification
  • Compassionate Client Care
  • Attentive to People
  • Behavior Redirection

Timeline

Delivery Driver - Courier Journal
12.2019 - Current
Direct Support Professional - Rescare Home Healthcare
06.2019 - 06.2021
Lawn Care Worker - AG's Lawn Care (self employed)
03.2015 - Current
Granite Installer - Granite America
05.2014 - 06.2015
Forklift Operator - Vitran Express
06.2011 - 05.2014
Crane Operator - Steel Technologies
05.2004 - 06.2009
Jeffersonville High School - High School Diploma,
Robert GayIndependent contractor